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illusion or future?

It's Monday morning, you make your morning coffee, enjoy breakfast, set yourself up for a good mood wave and start your week in a positive vibe. You get in the car and there it falls on you, the stress of traveling to work. Congested roads, nervous drivers, honking, standing at red lights, surrounded by bustle and nervousness. And that eternal dilemma of where to park. But you know that? And the thought runs through your head, "if only Bratislava had a metro, travel would be easier!" Continue

The Slovak National Gallery attracts an increasing number of tourists with its location by the Danube and its historical appearance. All art lovers would agree that it is one of the most significant cultural symbols of Slovakia. Let's take a look together at one of the largest and most famous galleries in Slovakia! Read the full article. Continue

Yes, we're talking about the UFO restaurant located on one of the most famous bridges in Bratislava, which has been connecting the city's two banks since 1972. This bridge is 438.1 meters long and 21 meters wide. It has two levels where the lower level serves pedestrians and the upper level is used by automotive means. Unlike other bridges in Bratislava, it doesn't have any pillars in the Danube River, as it operates on the principle of a suspension bridge. Continue

The era of battles with Turkish armies went deep down in our history – the official one or the folk one. Even though most of these memories may be negative, today we have a unique opportunity to look at this part of history with distance and remember the time that, however, signified a catastrophe for Hungary but an unexpected opportunity for Bratislava. Continue

Location of Bratislava at the ford of the Danube River and close to the big centres of the then Monarchy predestined Bratislava to become an important business centre. Continue

So many beautiful places, amazing historic sights and significant buildings are located along the Danube, life flourishing all around – whether we think of the urban life or the natural. But there is one truly unique place near Bratislava, where you can see the modern art works and enjoy the view on the still surface of Danube. This place is called The Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum. Continue

A capital city cannot be short of representative buildings and institutions – one of these is undoubtedly a National Theatre. We can be lucky that we have many first-rate actors and directors here in Slovakia, that always able to lure as to theatre performance.Ever since we were little kids, schools organized excursions and visits to regional and county theatres. It is true, however, that many of us may not like it and as little kids we were bored there, but dozens of stylishly dressed people in front of two distinctive buildings in Bratislava assure us that love to theatres may display in adulthood. Continue                                                   

Superstitions played an important role in human life since the dawn of civilization. But to torture a person on the rack and beheaded him because he cut a part of the hangman’s clothes and genitals, so he can use them for a potion to heal sweating mares and bloated cows? Or bury alive a scared seduced maid, who strangled her child out of fear to be judged by society? Continue

When you say L+S in Bratislava, most of the people will automatically connect it with a little studio in Hotel Tatra near Hodža Square and with two theatre legends: Milan Lasica and Július Satinský.  Both men have earned their place in the hearts of many Slovak and Czech people for making them laugh for many years. Continue

Centre of ever town is its main square around which a city was slowly growing bigger. Bratislava is not an exception with its historical centre is concentrated around the simply called Main Square. Beside craft fairs, theatre performances, or other merrily events happening there it was a place for administration of justice as a warning for other citizens. Continue